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Highlights

    All Impact Stories

    • AT2030 Case Study Brenda’s Story: Journey to Gain Mobility Cover Image

      Brenda's Story

      Humanity & Inclusion
      June 23, 2021
      Uganda
      Impact Stories

      10-year-old Brenda who lives with her mother in Ofua, Rhino Camp, Arua district in Uganda was born with hydrocephalus, a condition in which build-up fluid is stored in the cavities deep within Brenda’s brain. The extra fluid has put pressure on Brenda’s brain which the mother felt would cause damage to her daughter’s brain, as she narrates,” My daughter’s head has enlarged since she was born, she experiences headache, has cognitive difficulties, impaired vision and she has loss coordination and incontinence”.

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    • A woman and a man smile to the camera. They are sitting next to each other. Cover Image

      Video: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on disabled people's daily lives

      Development Planning Unit (DPU)
      Dec. 1, 2020
      Indonesia

      As we prepare to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities as part of the action research “AT2030: Community led solutions”, we reflect on this year’s theme, “Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World”.

    • Joseph during interview signing Cover Image

      Video: How does mobile empower me? Joseph’s story

      GSMA
      Dec. 20, 2019
      Kenya

      Joseph Matheka Nzioka is deaf and works in construction, plumbing, roofing and welding. He lives in Ngoloni, Kenya. Mobile helps Joseph do his work and be financially included.

    • John walking with a cane Cover Image

      Video: How does mobile empower me? John’s story

      GSMA
      Dec. 11, 2019
      Kenya

      John was born blind, he is a student at Kenyatta University and lives in Nairobi. He uses his mobile device to study and live an independent life.

    • The background shows a market scene with overlay text "1 billion people need assistive technologies" Cover Image

      Video: How mobile operators are driving inclusion of persons with disabilities

      GSMA, Clara Aranda
      Dec. 3, 2019

      This case study by GSMA aims to highlight how mobile operators are closing the mobile disability gap and also driving inclusion. The report spotlights two mobile operators that are championing disability inclusion– Safaricom and Turkcell.

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    • Angie during the interview Cover Image

      Video: How does mobile empower me? Angie's story

      GSMA
      Dec. 3, 2019
      Kenya

      Angie has albinism and has low-vision. She is a student, an actress and a model. 'Mobile technology has helped me to learn more about albinism and access information. Also to use financial services'.

    • Sumona working using a mobile device Cover Image

      Video: How does mobile empower me? Sumona’s story

      GSMA
      Nov. 29, 2019
      Bangladesh

      Sumona Khan lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is preparing herself for a government job. Sumona earns income through mobile. She records books for blind users.

    • Man holding a prosthetic device Cover Image

      Video: Changing Prosthetic Service Delivery with Amparo

      Amparo Prosthetics
      Jan. 31, 2019

      To reduce the cost and difficulties of lower limb prosthetic manufacturing, Amparo GmbH has developed a new socket (the part of the prosthetics that connects with the person’s residual limb) that is made of thermoplastic material which can be molded directly on the person’s limb.

    • Three young men assisting a women holding an AT device. Cover Image

      Trialing 3D Printed Bespoke Orthotics to Refugees with Humanity and Inclusion

      Humanity & Inclusion
      Nov. 15, 2018

      As part of the AT2030 programme, Humanity & Inclusion is testing the feasibility of extending their new digital manufacturing approach to provide bespoke orthotics devices across three refugee settlements which are located in North West Uganda. GDI Hub has partnered with Humanity & Inclusion to support them with the research components of the project, to ensure that robust evidence is collected and analysed across all sites. The long term goal of this project is to create digital manufacturing hubs across the region that can support better provision of bespoke prosthetic and orthotic devices to people who live in refugee camps in the East African region.

    • A 3D printed postural support for a manual wheelchair Cover Image

      Digital Technology, to Revolutionise Wheelchair Provision with Motivation

      Motivation
      Nov. 15, 2018

      As part of the AT2030 programme, the Global Disability Innovation Hub supports Motivation in testing their new provision system in Kenya to evaluate the quality of the new designs and understand how distributed manufacturing through 3D printing could augment current wheelchair service, provision models.

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    Impact Stories & Community Collaboration

    Storytelling can be a great tool to amplify the voices of disabled people and have their voices heard. Building on our previous work, this project explores ways for creative expressions of disabled people’s lived experiences through multi-sensory impactful storytelling.

    Storytelling is the oldest form of knowledge sharing and learning that transcends geographies, cultures, and generations. In African and indigenous cultures, the storytelling tradition sustains communities, validates the experiences of indigenous people and nurtures inter-generational relationships and knowledge sharing. Telling stories also helps regain a sense of belonging, collective identity, and connection to the land.

    Storytelling can be a great tool to amplify the voices of disabled people and have their voices heard. Building on our previous work, this project explores ways for creative expressions of disabled people’s lived experiences through multi-sensory storytelling. Sharing experiences and stories this way is the first step towards helping individuals develop a voice and skills to advocate for their rights and access to AT. We also explore ways to use technology to amplify these stories to create a positive impact on disability inclusion and improved AT provisions across LMICs. 

    Research

    Social Media as Disability Self-advocacy Tool

    This project explores the role of social media as a self-advocacy tool for disabled people. Using a mixed-methods human-centred approach, this project will generate in-depth insight into how disabled people use social media for advocate for disability rights, the barriers and facilitators that impact socia media use, and a toolkit to better serve disability storytelling through social media.

    Activities

    14 March 2023: AT Storytelling Workshop with International Disability Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland

    Outputs

    • Maryam Bandukda, Catherine Holloway, Diane Bell, Victoria Austin, "Challenges to disabled people’s participation in digital activism: A global south perspective", CHI 2023 Workshop: Supporting Social Movements through HCI and Design Research, https://sites.google.com/view/hcisocialmovements 
    • Maryam Bandukda, Catherine Holloway, "Bridging the disability divide in the global south through digital disability inclusion", CHI 2023 Workshop: HCI Across Borders: Towards Global Solidarity, https://hcixb.org/ 

     

     

    People

    Maryam wearing pink

    Maryam Bandukda

    Research Fellow
    Catherine Holloway

    Catherine Holloway

    Co-founder, Academic Director of GDI Hub and Associate Professor at UCL’s Interaction Centre.